How to select the right Sony Vaio laptop
IntroductionWhen one thinks of Sony Vaio notebooks, the first characteristic which comes to mind is design. Instead of pursuing the budget crowd or early adopters who will scrutinize specifications, the Japanese maker looks at how portable technology fits into everyday life and creates a machine that is not only functional, but looks good as well. Vaio originally stood for Video Audio Integrated Operation. But at its 10-year anniversary in the laptop market in 2008, the acronym was renamed to Visual Audio Intelligence Organizer to reflect how laptops are becoming personal and not just another machine.Even before the MacBook Air heralded a new age of superslim machines, Sony already had an incredibly thin laptop in the Vaio X505. Contrary to popular perception, the keyboard design with individual keys first appeared in Vaio portables, not Apple notebooks. Subsequently, the Japanese company exercised its innovative chops by introducing LED backlit screens (TX series) and switchable graphics (SZ series). In 2006, a consortium led by Sony finalized the Blu-ray format and began the HD wars with rival format HD-DVD. In the end, Blu-ray won and was declared the de facto optical standard for high-definition video content. The Sony AR series was the first to introduce a Blu-ray writer in a laptop, though it costs a hefty premium due to the expensive optical drive. However, as the price of Blu-ray components started dropping, more and more midrange machines began sporting it and we expect that soon even budget laptops will join in the action. If there is one criticism about Sony laptops besides the fact that it charges a hefty premium for its sleek design, it is the tendency for the Japanese manufacturer to load its machines with trialware and shareware. These take up unnecessary harddisk space and the consumer will need to spend time uninstalling them. In its defense, a few of Sony's proprietary software such as Click to Disc Editor, Vaio Music Box, Vaio Movie Story, Vaio Media Plus do increase the multimedia capabilities of the Vaio laptops. Consumer lineupAW | FW | NS | P | SR | CS | TT | Z
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